New Minimum Wage 2024 California Fast Food. — as of january 1, 2024, employees in california must earn an annual salary of no less than $66,560 to meet this threshold requirement. — beginning april 1, 2024, california's minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour.
This change is the result of governor newsom signing. Ab 1228 is a new law in california, which added sections 1474, 1475, and 1476 to the labor code and does two main things.